Dr Adrian Bonner is Reader in the Institute of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kent. As founder and director of the Addictive Behaviour Group he has facilitated the development of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and research activities aimed at practitioners and managers working in social and healthcare services. He has been a member of various UK government working groups, including Skills for Health, a workforce development group set up to support the UK Anti-Drugs Strategy and is a director of the Institute for Alcohol Studies. Adrian's principal research has focused on mechanisms of brain damage and the role of nutritional factors in cognitive function. This biomedical research has become more integrated with psychological and social approaches during the development of innovative screening, assessment and outcome monitoring systems for use in the delivery of services for vulnerable people. Adrian provides health-related support for The Salvation Army Social Services in the UK; he also represents The International Salvation Army on various bodies, including the United Nations (UN).